Rashawna Beachem, 34, of Chicago was allegedly hallucinating on PCP when she caused a multi-car accident on February 3, 2020 in Riverside, Illinois.

The Riverside Police Department arrested Beachem around 5:30 a.m. After she rammed a car on South Harlem Avenue, she then crashed at the corner of Harlem and Ogden Avenue.

Allegedly, Beachem’s PCP-induced hallucinations caused her to believe that the car in front of her trafficking girls for prostitution. So, she intentionally accelerated and crashed into three vehicles.

She then exited her vehicle and tried to flee on foot. Police responding to the crash apprehended and physically restrained Beachem.

They then transported Beachem to McNeal Hospital in Berwyn for medical treatment, after which she returned to police custody. Police charged her with reckless driving, following too closely, driving without insurance, failing to avoid an accident and resisting arrest. A police spokesman stated that the actions of Rashawna Beachem were purposeful and showed a total disregard for public safety. She made a choice to drive while under the influence of a powerful drug.

Drivers and passengers from the other three vehicles also went to area hospitals for moderate injuries.

Riverside police are looking for any video recordings of the crash.

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